High Above London

Description

Allowing us to travel mid-air through London, "High Above London" leads us to a thoroughly new appreciation of a city that has always been foremost in people's imagination. These splendid aerial photographs reveal a complex city of contrasts. An urban cluster without regular order, the city is actually a collection of villages that grew up around Roman Londinium, and today each has its own history, character, architecture, and even rhythm - and all are illustrated in the beautiful photographs. The sky offers a perfect vantage point to view and understand this city of contrasts with its cultural diversity and multi cultural nature.

Author description

Jason Hawkes is one of Europe's most established aerial photographers, and his work has appeared in hundreds of advertising and design campaigns, magazines and books. Nathan McConnel is an up-and-coming photographer with a background in computer animation and his work encompasses both aerial and land based photography. Barbara Roveda is a professional journalist, enthusiastic traveller and lover of cultural diversity. She now lives in Milan and writes for In Viaggio magazine.

Table of contents

Introduction; History; Between the city and Westminster; The Piccadilly area; The two faces of the Thames; The North East; The South West.